Doctor's degrees conferred by postsecondary institutions, by race/ethnicity and sex of student: Selected years, 1976-77 through 2014-15

Year and sex

Number of degrees conferred1 to U.S. citizens and nonresident aliens

Percentage distribution of degrees conferred1 to U.S. citizens

Total

White

Black

His- panic

Asian/ Pacific Islander

American Indian/Alaska Native

Two or more races

Nonresi-dent alien

Total

White

Black

His- panic

Asian/ Pacific Islander

American Indian/ Alaska Native

Two or more races

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

Total

1976-772

91,218

79,932

3,575

1,533

1,674

240

—

4,264

100.0

91.9

4.1

1.8

1.9

0.3

—

1980-813

97,281

84,200

3,893

1,924

2,267

312

—

4,685

100.0

90.9

4.2

2.1

2.4

0.3

—

1990-91

105,547

81,791

4,429

3,210

5,120

356

—

10,641

100.0

86.2

4.7

3.4

5.4

0.4

—

1998-99

116,700

82,066

7,004

4,959

10,025

774

—

11,872

100.0

78.3

6.7

4.7

9.6

0.7

—

1999-2000

118,736

82,984

7,078

5,042

10,682

708

—

12,242

100.0

77.9

6.6

4.7

10.0

0.7

—

2000-01

119,585

82,321

7,035

5,204

11,587

705

—

12,733

100.0

77.0

6.6

4.9

10.8

0.7

—

2001-02

119,663

81,995

7,570

5,267

11,633

753

—

12,445

100.0

76.5

7.1

4.9

10.8

0.7

—

2002-03

121,579

82,549

7,537

5,503

12,008

759

—

13,223

100.0

76.2

7.0

5.1

11.1

0.7

—

2003-04

126,087

84,695

8,089

5,795

12,371

771

—

14,366

100.0

75.8

7.2

5.2

11.1

0.7

—

2004-05

134,387

89,763

8,527

6,115

13,176

788

—

16,018

100.0

75.8

7.2

5.2

11.1

0.7

—

2005-06

138,056

91,050

8,523

6,202

13,686

929

—

17,666

100.0

75.6

7.1

5.2

11.4

0.8

—

2006-07

144,690

94,248

9,377

6,593

14,924

918

—

18,630

100.0

74.8

7.4

5.2

11.8

0.7

—

2007-08

149,378

97,839

9,463

6,949

15,203

932

—

18,992

100.0

75.0

7.3

5.3

11.7

0.7

—

2008-09

154,564

101,400

10,188

7,497

15,840

978

—

18,661

100.0

74.6

7.5

5.5

11.7

0.7

—

2009-10

158,590

104,419

10,413

8,085

16,560

952

—

18,161

100.0

74.4

7.4

5.8

11.8

0.7

—

2010-11

163,827

105,990

10,934

8,662

17,078

947

1,251

18,965

100.0

73.2

7.5

6.0

11.8

0.7

0.9

2011-12

170,217

109,365

11,794

9,223

17,896

915

1,571

19,453

100.0

72.5

7.8

6.1

11.9

0.6

1.0

2012-13

175,026

110,759

12,085

10,108

18,406

900

2,440

20,328

100.0

71.6

7.8

6.5

11.9

0.6

1.6

2013-14

177,587

110,157

12,621

10,665

19,118

861

2,966

21,199

100.0

70.4

8.1

6.8

12.2

0.6

1.9

2014-15

178,547

108,912

13,278

11,257

19,193

884

3,671

21,352

100.0

69.3

8.4

7.2

12.2

0.6

2.3

Males

1976-772

71,709

62,977

2,338

1,216

1,311

182

—

3,685

100.0

92.6

3.4

1.8

1.9

0.3

—

1980-813

68,853

59,574

2,206

1,338

1,589

223

—

3,923

100.0

91.8

3.4

2.1

2.4

0.3

—

1990-91

64,242

48,812

1,991

1,835

3,038

196

—

8,370

100.0

87.4

3.6

3.3

5.4

0.4

—

1998-99

65,340

45,802

2,793

2,533

5,382

402

—

8,428

100.0

80.5

4.9

4.5

9.5

0.7

—

1999-2000

64,930

45,308

2,762

2,602

5,467

333

—

8,458

100.0

80.2

4.9

4.6

9.7

0.6

—

2000-01

64,171

44,131

2,655

2,564

5,759

346

—

8,716

100.0

79.6

4.8

4.6

10.4

0.6

—

2001-02

62,731

43,014

2,821

2,586

5,645

357

—

8,308

100.0

79.0

5.2

4.8

10.4

0.7

—

2002-03

62,730

42,569

2,735

2,671

5,683

358

—

8,714

100.0

78.8

5.1

4.9

10.5

0.7

—

2003-04

63,981

43,014

2,888

2,731

5,620

357

—

9,371

100.0

78.8

5.3

5.0

10.3

0.7

—

2004-05

67,257

44,749

2,904

2,863

5,913

370

—

10,458

100.0

78.8

5.1

5.0

10.4

0.7

—

2005-06

68,912

45,476

2,949

2,850

5,977

429

—

11,231

100.0

78.8

5.1

4.9

10.4

0.7

—

2006-07

71,308

46,228

3,225

3,049

6,597

421

—

11,788

100.0

77.7

5.4

5.1

11.1

0.7

—

2007-08

73,453

48,203

3,296

3,146

6,535

447

—

11,826

100.0

78.2

5.3

5.1

10.6

0.7

—

2008-09

75,674

49,880

3,531

3,388

6,914

460

—

11,501

100.0

77.7

5.5

5.3

10.8

0.7

—

2009-10

76,610

50,707

3,609

3,642

7,184

430

—

11,038

100.0

77.3

5.5

5.6

11.0

0.7

—

2010-11

79,672

51,688

3,838

3,990

7,545

454

557

11,600

100.0

75.9

5.6

5.9

11.1

0.7

0.8

2011-12

82,670

53,488

4,121

4,218

7,792

418

701

11,932

100.0

75.6

5.8

6.0

11.0

0.6

1.0

2012-13

85,080

54,196

4,310

4,473

8,190

400

1,085

12,426

100.0

74.6

5.9

6.2

11.3

0.6

1.5

2013-14

85,585

53,374

4,510

4,788

8,270

365

1,297

12,981

100.0

73.5

6.2

6.6

11.4

0.5

1.8

2014-15

84,921

52,065

4,467

5,011

8,333

410

1,678

12,957

100.0

72.3

6.2

7.0

11.6

0.6

2.3

Females

1976-772

19,509

16,955

1,237

317

363

58

—

579

100.0

89.6

6.5

1.7

1.9

0.3

—

1980-813

28,428

24,626

1,687

586

678

89

—

762

100.0

89.0

6.1

2.1

2.5

0.3

—

1990-91

41,305

32,979

2,438

1,375

2,082

160

—

2,271

100.0

84.5

6.2

3.5

5.3

0.4

—

1998-99

51,360

36,264

4,211

2,426

4,643

372

—

3,444

100.0

75.7

8.8

5.1

9.7

0.8

—

1999-2000

53,806

37,676

4,316

2,440

5,215

375

—

3,784

100.0

75.3

8.6

4.9

10.4

0.7

—

2000-01

55,414

38,190

4,380

2,640

5,828

359

—

4,017

100.0

74.3

8.5

5.1

11.3

0.7

—

2001-02

56,932

38,981

4,749

2,681

5,988

396

—

4,137

100.0

73.8

9.0

5.1

11.3

0.8

—

2002-03

58,849

39,980

4,802

2,832

6,325

401

—

4,509

100.0

73.6

8.8

5.2

11.6

0.7

—

2003-04

62,106

41,681

5,201

3,064

6,751

414

—

4,995

100.0

73.0

9.1

5.4

11.8

0.7

—

2004-05

67,130

45,014

5,623

3,252

7,263

418

—

5,560

100.0

73.1

9.1

5.3

11.8

0.7

—

2005-06

69,144

45,574

5,574

3,352

7,709

500

—

6,435

100.0

72.7

8.9

5.3

12.3

0.8

—

2006-07

73,382

48,020

6,152

3,544

8,327

497

—

6,842

100.0

72.2

9.2

5.3

12.5

0.7

—

2007-08

75,925

49,636

6,167

3,803

8,668

485

—

7,166

100.0

72.2

9.0

5.5

12.6

0.7

—

2008-09

78,890

51,520

6,657

4,109

8,926

518

—

7,160

100.0

71.8

9.3

5.7

12.4

0.7

—

2009-10

81,980

53,712

6,804

4,443

9,376

522

—

7,123

100.0

71.8

9.1

5.9

12.5

0.7

—

2010-11

84,155

54,302

7,096

4,672

9,533

493

694

7,365

100.0

70.7

9.2

6.1

12.4

0.6

0.9

2011-12

87,547

55,877

7,673

5,005

10,104

497

870

7,521

100.0

69.8

9.6

6.3

12.6

0.6

1.1

2012-13

89,946

56,563

7,775

5,635

10,216

500

1,355

7,902

100.0

68.9

9.5

6.9

12.5

0.6

1.7

2013-14

92,002

56,783

8,111

5,877

10,848

496

1,669

8,218

100.0

67.8

9.7

7.0

12.9

0.6

2.0

2014-15

93,626

56,847

8,811

6,246

10,860

474

1,993

8,395

100.0

66.7

10.3

7.3

12.7

0.6

2.3

—Not available.

1 Includes Ph.D., Ed.D., and comparable degrees at the doctoral level, as well as such degrees as M.D., D.D.S., and law degrees that were formerly classified as first-professional degrees.

2 Excludes 500 males and 12 females whose racial/ethnic group was not available.

3 Excludes 714 males and 21 females whose racial/ethnic group was not available.

NOTE: Data through 1990-91 are for institutions of higher education, while later data are for postsecondary institutions participating in Title IV federal financial aid programs. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. For 1989-90 and later years, reported racial/ethnic distributions of students by level of degree, field of degree, and sex were used to estimate race/ethnicity for students whose race/ethnicity was not reported. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. Some data have been revised from previously published figures.